Fuji TV will air the 2026 FNS Song Festival over two weeks. ILLIT, Stray Kids, BABYMONSTER, CORTIS, RIIZE, aespa, and NCT DREAM are among 36 acts.
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Fuji TV will broadcast the music festival "2026 FNS Song Festival" live over two consecutive weeks, on Wednesday, December 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:18 p.m. and on Wednesday, December 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:54 p.m. As the first wave of performing artists, it announced all at once 36 acts, including Korean artists such as ILLIT, Stray Kids, BABYMONSTER, CORTIS, RIIZE, aespa, and NCT DREAM. BELIFT LAB, the agency of ILLIT, revealed today (the 3rd) that “ILLIT has been listed in the lineup for the first day of Fuji TV’s ‘2026 FNS Song Festival,’ which will be broadcast on December 2.” With this, ILLIT will stand on the stage of Japan’s representative year-end music festival, the FNS Song Festival, for the third consecutive year. The festival began in 1974 and is a popular Japanese year-end music program that brings together artists who have made a mark over the course of the year. The girls have been receiving offers every year since 2024, before their official debut in Japan, and also appeared in a special program this summer. ILLIT sold out all performances of its first tour in Japan and drew more than 60,000 attendees. In December, they will hold an encore performance at LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY in Chiba. BABYMONSTER, a multinational group made up of members from Korea, Thailand, and Japan, and boasting overwhelming ability in vocals, rap, performance, and visuals, will appear for the first time. Since June this year, they have been holding a world tour titled “2026-27 BABYMONSTER WORLD TOUR [CHOOM],” visiting 18 cities around the world. As their global popularity rises, they will make their first appearance on the FNS Song Festival. CORTIS, who is also in their second year since debut and drew attention by appearing at the world-famous festival Lollapalooza Chicago held in Chicago, U.S. in August this year, will also make their first appearance. Expectations are already rising over what kind of color they will bring to the stage of the FNS Song Festival. In addition, on the first night, Stray Kids, =LOVE, the movie Chiikawa, JO1, GENERATIONS, Snow Man, DA PUMP, DOMOTO, Naniwa Danshi, Number_i, Nogizaka46, HANA, 4U, Hey! Say! JUMP, M!LK, Yuzu, and Ryokuoushoku Shakai will appear, and on the second night, RIIZE, INI, IMP., aiko, EXILE, aespa, NCT DREAM, EBiDAN, &TEAM, King & Prince, Sakurazaka46, SixTONES, timelesz, Choutokkyuu, Puppet Sunsun, and Monaki will appear and deliver hot stages. ・ILLIT, with its 5th mini album “BREAK EVEN,” has updated the initial sales record of its previous work! Proving its high popularity ・Stray Kids to make their first appearance on “Best Hit Song Festival 2026” airing November 11! 28 acts announced in total
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